Blog Tour: Review. Uncovering You- Part One: The Contract by: Scarlett Edwards

Uncovering You
Part One: The Contract
By: Scarlett Edwards

Releasing March 27th, 2014

Blurb

When I wake up in a dark, unfamiliar room, I have no idea what's waiting for me in the shadows. My imagination conjures up demons of the worst kind.
Reality is much worse:
A collar with no leash. A prison with no walls. And a life stripped of meaning.
I am presented with a vile contract and asked to sign. It outlines the terms of my servitude. The only information I have about my captor are the two small letters inked at the bottom:
J.S.
Armed with only my memories, I must do everything I can to avoid becoming ensnared in his twisted mind games. But in the end, it all comes down to one choice:
Resist and die.
Or submit, and sign my life away

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Review:

This is not a love story, not even a BDSM story, really it's just the beginning of what seems to be a BDSM story, but I wouldn't know that, at least until it's published. Trough it seems short, the story presents Lily Ryder's life on how she became J.S's lover, from a kidnapped woman and before that a student searching for a job in his company...

My emotions when it comes to this story are a mixed, but that is an understatement of the year...
Really, in the prologue we find out more about her relationship with J.S than it's revelead in the rest of this story's part. I'm so not happy with J.S character, if all of Lily's assumption are true, but let's find more about her, shall we?

She's a student of Yale that she enrolled in an internship that requires to participate for an ad campaign , because she was the leader and her project was a real succes, she's been offered a year- long contract to stay with the firm through to it's launch and this way she was going to receive one hundred twenty thousand dollars for her job. Obviously, she's deliriously happy because, know she can pay the debt to her college and continue to see come to life her project. All seems wonderful, but what's the catch?

She must stay one year with the firm, and therefore quite her school in this time. You'll say: okay, she can come back after the project it's over and be a happy student without debts. Well... that was the plan until the firm has retired from the project and refuse to continue with the payment.

Now, she's jobless, she can't come back to Yale, until January and she can't go home because her relationship with her mom it's horrible. That's the moment when Jeremy Stonehart sweeps in like a knight from bedtime's stories and offers her a job in his company, a company that I might add it's the same one who was implicated in the project mentioned...

But Lily is reticent and she infuriates Jeremy Stonehart in the night when he was going to make his offer- whatever that was, because we don't find out...

And after this moment, she's kidnapped and presented a contract for one hundred eighty thousand dollars to pay her debt for the college. The catch?

To become J.S's slave...

Final Verdict- You may observe that I didn't say anything about the characters in this book and that's because we don't find out anything substantial about J.S or his history, all we really know is Lily's past- fragments of it and about her mom's issue,and her time as a captive until she accept this contract because now she seeks vengeance, but nothing else, so I will just that this book is a mystery even for myself and I can't wait to find out more about the reclusive Jeremy Stonehart ...

My Rating: 4/5

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Lituania, iunie 1941: Lina, o adolescentă de cincisprezece ani, fiică de rector universitar, se pregătește să urmeze din toamnă cursurile Școlii de Arte din Vilnius, și așteaptă cu nerăbdare vacanța de vară de dinainte. Dar, într-o noapte, bubuituri amenințătoare se aud la ușă, iar din acel moment viața ei și a familiei ei se schimbă pentru totdeauna. Poliția secretă sovietică, NKVD, îi arestează pe Lina, pe mama ei și pe frățiorul ei mai mic. Cei trei sunt evacuați din căminul lor și târâți în vagoane de transportat vite, descoperind curând că destinația lor era Siberia. Despărțită de tată, Lina încearcă să strecoare indicii în desenele ei, pe care reușește să le expedieze în secret, din mână în mână, sperând să ajungă în lagărul unde este el încarcerat. În această sfâșietoare și tragică poveste, Lina se luptă cu disperare pentru viața ei și a celor apropiați, cu singura armă de care dispune: iubirea. Dar oare iubirea este de ajuns ca s-o țină în viață?

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Blog Tour: Review: Lover, Divine (Mythos: Gods & Lovers #1) by A. Star

                      Review: Lover, Divine (Mythos: Gods & Lovers #1)
                                                        by A. Star



 
Publication date: February 25th 2014
Genres: Adult, Mythology, Romance

Synopsis:
 

Born into one of the wealthiest families in Ireland, Siobhan Law has status, privilege, and a secret: The Greek gods of Olympus and their kingdom in the clouds are real, and her family acts as one of their agents on Earth.

When the beautiful immortal celeste Liam Argyros shows up claiming to have come to Earth to deal in the affairs of the divine, Siobhan finds herself unable to resist his charms. New to the game of passion and seduction, she quickly ends up in over her head, sinking deeper with every attempt Liam makes to win her over.

But Liam’s divine mission is far more complex than she ever imagined and nothing is truly as it seems. Because Liam has a secret of his own: He is Apollo, Olympian god of the Sun, and his mission will never be complete until he has claimed Siobhan’s heart forever.

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Did I ever tell you how much I love the myths? No?


Well... I ADORE this kind of stories, even from childhood, I was attracted to Family of Influence- agents of the Olympians,the Greek gods, on Earth and controls Earth, each family controls number of countries and they execute the agenda of the gods under the guise of presidents, monarchs and dictators, they chose the rulers, wether good or bad. They put them in power and when their time is up, they remove them from power.



The story centers around Siobhan and her way of falling in love with the Greek God Apollo. He is not only the God of the Sun and the Music, but he is also someone very seductive with a lot of interest on our beautiful woman. Siobhan is a virgin at 22, but that not only makes our male-amazing characters to become almost crazy for her, but he wants her desperately. Yet, Siobhan is not ready to let go. Fate bought them together for a reason and you can almost touch the tension between these two.


Even though she does not want to admit to their connection, she is clearly affected by him, but she does not give him the opportunity to get that idea into his head. Yet, his music could destroy every single iced heart out there, his music could bring you to the realms of heaven in no time. His music could make you scream in pleasure, his music could mend your heart. His is perfection when it comes to any aspect and Siobhan is the one that can get his attention, because he seems interested only in her.


But as any in her right mind woman, Siobhan finally decides it is time to act on her instincts. She offers him her virginity, but mostly because their connection is no longer undeniable. They continue to become their own and no one else's for weeks, but then the inevitable happens.

He leaves because of some complication, she hurt him even though she didn't intent to. But when she finds out that she is pregnant everything changes. Radically.

Will Apollo come back? Will everything change?


But in the same time, Apollo has an secret agenda, a plan that includes Siobhan and in the same time the future of humanity, a future that not many Gods agree to and obviously they will try to kill Siobhan and her unborn children without a second throught. So you will have not only romance, but action and drama in the same packet, a beautiful packet that presents a new vision on the stories that we all grew with...

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Book Blitz: Burning Down the House by Allie Gail

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Burning Down the House by Allie Gail
Publication date: March 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult

Synopsis:

This book contains strong language and sexual content and is intended for ages 17+.

Rob Kensington is just your typical high school senior. Athletic, intelligent, handsome. Sees a therapist once a week. Because his parents just died in a house fire of questionable origin. And he doesn’t seem to care.
Maybe he isn’t so typical.

Sara Marsh had no clue when she returned to live with her divorced father that the bedroom down the hall would be occupied by a stray with a major attitude problem. The last time she saw Rob, he was a brooding goth who could have passed as Marilyn Manson’s love child. But at some point during her three years away, Creepy Kensington managed to evolve into a sizzling hot star running back with smoldering hazel eyes.

The attraction is undeniable. The temptation is irresistible. And soon they’re sharing more than just an address. But with another life lost in a deliberately set blaze, Sara’s trust is faltering. Has she lost her heart to a serial arsonist? He’s already shown her the allure of playing with fire.

And someone’s about to get burned.

Book Blitz: Impossibly Forever by Shane Morgan

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Impossibly Forever: The Complete Impossibly Duology
Includes: Impossibly Love & Impossibly True
by Shane Morgan
Publication date: February 24th 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

Discover the love story of Moya and Branden; from the very first kiss, to the moment where forever begins.

Includes the first and final book:

Impossibly Love:
All Moya Douglas wants to do is study hard, maintain her scholarship, and make her mother proud while attending college. She doesn't have time for a boyfriend or going on dates arranged by her best friend. Moya doesn't believe in love. And she has no intention of ever finding it.

Branden McCarthy is determined to change her views.
A selfless romantic who's had his heart broken in the past, Branden is fascinated with Moya's personality and hopes to develop something real with her—a connection so strong it'll open her heart. But just when things start to work between the two, Branden’s secret threatens to get in the way.

Will Moya finally do the impossible and give love a chance with Branden, or will fear keep them apart?

Impossibly True:
Moya is finally listening to her heart.
She’s ready for love and willing to bask in all the joy it brings, but still, she insists on taking things slow. After all, her relationship with Branden isn't the only one that needs a chance.

With his health scare behind him, Branden wants nothing more than to get his life back on track—play hockey again, catch up on school, and get things moving with his girlfriend.

In the middle of strengthening their relationship and sorting out their individual lives, trouble begins to brew, testing the depth of their feelings for each other.

Can Branden and Moya once again overcome their trials and prove that their love is indeed true, or will past ghosts and new temptations drive them apart forever?

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AUTHOR BIO

    SHANE MORGAN is the Amazon Bestselling author of Impossibly Love, and Unresisting. A book fanatic at heart, Shane currently lives in Narragansett, RI. where she spends her days blogging and writing young adult and new adult fiction.

Review: Storm Front (The Charistown Series #2) by Lisa N. Paul

                                              Storm Front
                                      The Charistown Series #2
                                           By: Lisa N. Paul


Released Jan 2013

Blurb

The Darker the Storm, The Deeper the Pain... Love knows no bounds when two people are destined to be together. One fights to maintain the distance; while the other battles to close the gap. The Brighter the Light at the End… Will they move forward together or finally close the last remaining door to their past? It's time for Ryan and Ashley to decide. But once that decision is made, there will be no going back… Always Reach for the Light… A Neighborhood bar where old wounds heal, friends become family, and some…become lovers… Danny's on Main is where their story continues… Where they all shelter each other during the… Storm Front.

Review:

First and foremost I'm going to admit that I didn' read the first novel of this wonderful series. Really guys! It blew me away! It has romance, drama, betrayal, an island and a storm... and for all of you who loves music and boys... well. let's say that we have some rock stars, or future rock stars, whatever...

I don't know way I was so afraid to read the book.... ehh, so I was a little put down in the start of the novel because we have a cliche kind of subject- girl loves boy, boy loves girl, they don't tell each other because said boy it's crushing hard on said girl who is the sister of his best friend... yep, nothing new here, and the most strange and not so quite realistic part is that this boy is like a incarnation of Romeo... here I did make some strange faces when he tells her how their love is eternal, and I know, I know we all have that moment when we think that our love is forever... BUT they're nineteen and seventeen years old. How many of you know FOR SURE that your love is forever on that age and, wait for it, how many of you boys (be honest!) know that your love is forever on that age?

I don't know, maybe I'm too harsh or cynical but, for me, I didn't think that all my relationships will last that that long, I was well aware that life can get in the way and we couldn't have that perfect love...

But, first let's find out more about this story, shall we?

It begins with Ryan, Ashley and Leo- they all have been best friends since childhood, but in these last years, Ashley have been crushing on Ryan and in the last year, Ryan starts to have the same feelings for her, but how can these two be together and not complicate their friendship with Ashley's brother? Simply- they can't.So even thought they have these feelings one for the other, they don't take the relationship to the next step until Ryan and Leo go on a road trip with their band - Storm Front- then, Leo starts to suspect that something it's not quite right and confronts Ryan about his sister and why he stays so far from groupies when they're all over him...

Book Blitz: Impervious (Ascension #1) by Heather Letto

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Impervious by Heather Letto
(Ascension #1)
Publication date: April 29th 2014
Genres: Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult


Synopsis:

The residents of Impervious are the remnant—survivors of the War of Annihilation. And though the city is chockfull of pleasures to tantalize and entertain, a beast lurks in its corners haunting the residents with its presence. The Beast—a mysterious and terminal illness--has killed off most of Generations One, Two and Three. And as Gen-Four prepares to take the stage a provocative, yet questionable, new method to avoid an untimely death becomes a cultural rage.

But Fran is counter-cultural. And living off the grid in true rebel fashion, her life is far from opulent. Scurrying through dark tunnels, searching for hot meals and ditching the holographic security team encompass most of her day. However, she views it as a healthy trade-off. Unaccountability means The Council can’t steal her sliver of hope--a belief that she’ll see The Epoch arrive before the beast can pull her into its fetid embrace.

After losing her mother and then her Rebel mentor, however, she grasps painfully onto the splintered sliver, until a new hope is born. First through Pete. And then through a miraculous discovery.

But the question still haunts her…

Can she outrun The Beast?

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    Din păcate în luna februarie am trecut printr-o perioadă destul de ciudată în sensul că nu am avut chef să citesc sau să-mi cumpăr cărţi. Voiam doar să stau şi să lenevesc aiurea, dar luna martie mi-a readus pofta de lectură. Am primit câteva cărţi extraordinare şi voiam să le împărtăşesc cu voi!

De la sponsorul nostru librăria online Librex am primit următoarele cărţi:

Abia aştept să le citesc mulţumesc mult Librex!

    De la colegele mele am primit cel mai frumos cadou, fetelor chiar m-aţi lăsat fără cuvinte vă mulţumesc din suflet>D:<!

De pe Elefant mi-am cumpărat Alegerea de Kiera Cass (nu-mi place deloc coperta!).

    La comanda cărţii de mai sus am primit cadou "Hoţii de frumuseţe" despre care am auzit lucruri foarte bune aşa că abia aştept să o citesc.

    De la nou nostru sponsor librăria online Maya am primit această carte spre recenzie. Mulţumesc mult abia aştept să o citesc!

Voi ce achiziţii aţi mai făcut luna asta? Cum staţi cu bugetul când vine vorba de cărţi? Eu aş vrea să-l mai restrâng puţin:)).

Music Time: Bella- Maitre Gims

In my library...

A trecut inca o saptamana, nu-i asa? Sau pe aproape...

Ei bine, vreau sa va arat cateva dintre achizitiile mele anterioare. Stiu, din nou.... dar, ce pot spune... mi-a. Placut reactia voastra plina de entuziasm, asa ca...

Doua adevaruri si o minciuna am cumparat-o de la libraria Libris, cartile scrise de Agatha Christie le-am cumparat impreuna cu ziarul Libertatea, Nascuta la miezul noptii, Sub aceeasi stea si celelalte carti din fotografia respectiva le-am achizitionat de libraria online Elefant, la fel si in cazul fotografiei cu Bone Season, Revelatia, Dupa sapte ani, etc.

In cazul cartii Sweet Peril, ei bine sunt o mare fana a seriei, asa incat nu puteam pierde ocazia si sa nu o am in biblioteca, atunci cand a aparut la Libris, nu-i asa?

Celelalte carti din imaginea respectiva, au fost achizitionate de la Editura Litera in timpul acelor reduceri extraordinare din vara anului trecut, daca va amintiti...


Iar in privinta cartilor Divergent, Pe jumatate moarta, Jocul Minciunii si Pasiuni de sucub au fost achizitionate intimpul reducerilor cu ocazia Sarbatorilor de iarna din 2011 de la Editura Leda.

Deci, pentru moment ma opresc aici si astept parerile voastre, despre cartile prezentate, achizitiile voastre si orice vreti voi...

Music Time: Can't let you go- Faydee

Martie Insorit:

Întunericul acaparase totul, nimic nu mai era ceea ce trebuia să fie, totul se deformase sub privirile mele făcând nelumina să îmi înghită şi ultima fărâmă de speranţă pe care o mai deţineam. Strângeam cu putere singura armă pe care o putusem găsi la piept şi aşteptam ca printr-o minune să învăţ să o folosesc, mereu în filme părea uşor.

Music Time: Numai la doi- Vunk ft. Andra

Music Time: Can't remember to forget you- Shakira ft Rihanna

Recenzie: Ce-aş fi eu fără tine? de Guillaume Musso

 

Romanele lui Guillaume Musso s-au tradus in peste treizeci de tari si s-au vandut in peste cinci milioane de exemplare.

Inima lui Gabrielle este sfasiata intre doua feluri de iubire. Cea pentru tatal ei si cea pentru primul barbat de care s-a indragostit. Primul este un politist pasionat de meseria lui, celalalt este un hot celebru. Insa amandoi au disparut cu cincisprezece ani in urma. Intr-o buna zi, la aceeasi ora, tatal ratacitor si iubitul ramas pe un alt continent reapar, in chip straniu, in viata ei. Curand, Gabrielle isi da seama ca cei doi sunt prinsi intr-o cursa mortala. Destinele lor nu pot fi separate. Pe cine sa salveze si pe cine sa piarda?

Gândurile mele (Simona): 

                                               “Amor” şi “mor” se află la doar o literă distanţă

" Se spune că poți recunoaște o mare iubire atunci când îți dai seama că singura ființă care te-ar putea consola este tocmai aceea care ți-a făcut rău. "

     Dragostea este un sentiment complicat, el ne poate face cei mai fericiţi oameni de pe pământ, dar la fel de uşor ne poate distruge şi lăsa fără pic de speranţă în suflet. De multe ori mă întreb cum ar fi lumea fără dragoste? Oare am reuşi să trăim mai bine, am fi mai fericiţi, sau am simţi o mare lipsă? Eu cred că de multe ori orgoliul este cel care ne ţine departe de acest sentiment înălţător. La orice vârstă din păcate dacă faci parte dintr-o gaşcă sau ai un anumit statut social, tinzi să te laşi ghidat de persoanele din jur, ajungând astfel să numeşti iubire o legătură pe care ceilalţi ţi-o impun şi pe care tu o iei drept firească fără să te gândeşti că poate asta nu e ceea ce-ţi doreşti.

" - Nu durerea a fost problema. Durerea te face să suferi, dar nu te doboară. Problema a fost singurătatea pe care o aduce cu sine durerea și care e ceea ce te omoară fierbându-te la foc mic, te rupe de ceilalți și de lume. Și scoate la lumină tot ce-i mai rău în tine.

- Întotdeauna e periculos să iubești. A iubi înseamnă a spera să câștigi totul riscând totul. Dar uneori mai înseamnă și să accepți riscul de a fi iubit mai puțin decât iubești tu însuți. "

     Cartea lui Guillaume Musso “Ce-aş fi eu fără tine?” vorbeşte despre povestea de iubire dintre Martin şi Gabrielle, o iubire pură şi sinceră, care poate mişca orice inimă de piatră. Cei doi reuşesc să fie prieteni, complici, amanţi, parteneri, dar cel mai important reuşesc să fie unul pentru celălalt sufletul pereche de care fiecare are nevoie. Singura problemă atunci când îţi găseşti sufletul pereche este posibilitatea de a-l pierde pentru todeauna.

" Se iubesc.

Cu o iubire care le-a intrat în sânge.

Într-o beție permanentă .

În clipă și întru eternitate.

Și în același timp, teama e pretutindeni

Teama de lipsa celuilalt

Teama de a se trezi fără oxigen.

E certitudine și confuzie.

E, deopotrivă, tunet și nimicire.

E cea mai frumoasă dintre primăveri, cea mai violentă dintre furtuni.

Și totuși, se iubesc. "

    Doar câteva zile au fost necesare pentru ca cei doi să realizeze că îşi doresc să fie împreună pentru todeauna, dar din păcate Martin trebuia să se întoarcă în Franţa. Aceştia încearcă să păstreze legătura, dar când lucrurile încep să se răcească între ei, tânărul decide să-i trimită o scrisoare şi un bilet de avion fetei, spunându-i că o va aştepta toată ziua în locul indicat în scrisoare. Dacă mai este o speranţă pentru ei atunci să vină să-l vadă. Din păcate fata nu apare, iar anii trec. Mai precis 13 ani, în care Martin nu o va uita pe Gabrielle, în care Gabrielle nu-l va uita pe Martin. 13 ani în care inimile lor se vor căuta, dar niciodată nu vor reuşi să se atingă datorită orgoliului care-i desparte. Cu toate astea există o persoană care-i va readuce împreună, o persoană care a avut un plan bine stabilit, dar care s-a jucat cu sentimentele oamenilor şi a pierdut. Acea persoană este Archibald McLean.

    Archibald este un hoţ de artă căutat de FBI de peste 25 de ani. Furturile sale urmează un tipar, iar spargerile sale sunt excepţionale, acesta nelăsând niciun indiciu la locul faptei. Cu toate astea există un poliţist, care de 3 ani îl urmăreşte atent, care cumva este atras în jocul hoţului datorită iscusinţei, acel poliţist este Martin Beaumont. Destinele celor doi sunt legate de un fir invizibil, nici unul nu ştie cât de mult se va schimba viaţa lor după ce vor începe să se cunoască.

    O carte despre dragoste, suferinţă şi viaţă! Guillaume Musso reuşeşete ca de fiecare dată să impresioneze prin scriitura intensă care nu te lasă să închizi cartea şi prin personaje excepţionale duse la limita irealului, care te vor face să plângi şi să râzi alături de ele.

Nota mea 5/5